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Coming out of the All-Star hiatus, the Lakers own the NBA's best record with 30 regular-season games left. But having it and keeping it are two entirely different animals.
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PRO BASKETBALL
The target of teasing by fellow Clippers rookies is no joke on the court. >>
NBA ALL-STAR GAME
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, famous for feuding as Lakers and rarely more than cordial since the breakup, are best buds at NBA All-Star game and are named co-MVPs in West's 146-119 victory. >>
NBA NOTEBOOK
Suns dismiss Porter just four months into his first season with the club. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
A preview of Tuesday night's game between the Clippers and Suns. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
At 31-21, the Hawks appear to be better than they've been in years, but they have struggled on the road. >>
NBA ALL-STAR NOTES
Two reports say he will be replaced Monday by assistant Alvin Gentry. >>
ALL-STAR NOTES
Defending champion Dwight Howard gives an encore of his Superhero performance from last year, but Nate Robinson walks away with the top prize. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA
Their reunion in the NBA All-Star game may finally be the end of their long story. >>
NBA
Mark Heisler NBA rankings and comments: >>
NBA COAST TO COAST
Clippers situation was sad for a man who had always been a towering figure around the NBA. >>
NBA
Talks between the league and union are in response to the struggling economy. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA
The host team for the All-Star game is giving the national media plenty to report, with star Amare Stoudemire apparently on trading block and Coach Terry Porter on chopping block. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
Miami sends the versatile forward and point guard Marcus Banks to Toronto for the 6-11 center, forward Jamario Moon and a future first-round draft pick. >>
NBA
Baylor's attorney says complaint will be amended after the NBA office took notices of what was said. >>
NBA ALL-STAR GAME
Question: As usual at sporting events, Sunday's NBA All-Star game will be preceded by the national anthem. Why? >>
ALL-STAR WEEKEND
The Oklahoma City forward scores a game-record 46 points, lifting his team of second-year players to a 122-116 victory in the NBA's Rookie Challenge. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
If the racial accusations against Clippers owner Donald Sterling are true, he should be thrown out of the league. But if they are, Baylor should never have stayed in that atmosphere. >>
JERRY CROWE
Text messages from press row... >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The former Clippers general manager, at news conference regarding the civil lawsuit he filed, says he felt obligation to stay on the job because there were so few black NBA executives. >>
NEWSWIRE
Comments came after wild finish in loss to the Pacers. >>
ON SPORTS MEDIA
Suspended after his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving, the former basketball star won't be on-air for proceedings in Phoenix this weekend. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The verbal jabs by Coach Phil Jackson didn't bother him, but when his playing time disappeared, the forward from Serbia knew it might be time for a change. >>
LAKERS FYI
Most of the team is on a break until Monday because of the All-Star game. Coaches remind players of what's ahead. >>
NBA RESULTS
Paul Pierce scores 18 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead Boston. >>
CHRIS ERSKINE
Fan of the house: >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The former general manager accuses owner Donald Sterling of bad behavior for decades. Lawyer for team says Baylor was treated fairly. >>
UTAH 113, LAKERS 109
Kobe Bryant scores 37 points and Lamar Odom has 19 points and 19 rebounds, but porous defense is costly for Lakers in loss to Jazz. >>
LAKERS FYI
He says he hasn't given much thought to playing with Shaquille O'Neal again. >>
LAKERS
He scores 34 points in 36 minutes against Oklahoma City only two days after suffering with flu in the victory at Cleveland. >>
Clippers 128, New York 124 (OT)
Zach Randolph leads L.A. to an overtime victory over the Knicks. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA
With the best record in the league, Lakers don't have a lot of marquee games left. >>
LAKERS 105, THUNDER 98
Kobe Bryant scores 34 points and Pau Gasol 22 in win over the tenacious Thunder. >>
CLIPPERS FYI
With a 12-40 record, this season looks like a lost cause. But the return of key players from injury provides hints of what they could look like next season. >>
LAKERS FYI
The center tells Coach Phil Jackson he has flexibility in his right knee, which he hurt on Jan. 31. >>
NBA RESULTS
The veteran forward gets 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as San Antonio beats New Jersey for the 13th straight time, 108-93. >>
NBA GAME OF THE DAY
LeBron James is whistled for a foul with two-tenths of a second left, and Danny Granger's free throw gives Indiana a 96-95 victory. 'An awful call,' Cavaliers' coach says. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
Returning to Staples Center to face Oklahoma City on Tuesday, the Lakers hope to maintain the edge that fueled an epic 6-0 trip. Kobe Bryant says he's feeling better and expects to play. >>
Charlotte 94, Clippers 73
Newly acquired Bobcat makes three three-pointers in the fourth quarter to help give L.A. a bad end to its seven-game trip. >>
PRO BASKETBALL / AROUND THE NBA
Minnesota's center, averaging 23.1 points and 11 rebounds a game, will have surgery for a torn knee ligament suffered during Sunday's game. >>
PRO BASKETBALL / NBA RESULTS
Thaddeus Young and Marreese Speights combine for 49 points, helping Philadelphia move two games above .500 for the first time this season. >>
Bill Plaschke
With Bynum out and Kobe sick, Odom decides to not play a backup role and takes control of the game. >>
LAKERS 101, CLEVELAND 91
Lamar Odom steps up with 28 points, 17 rebounds as L.A. overcomes Kobe Bryant's illness to hand Cavaliers their first home loss, capping a 6-0 trip that ranks as perhaps the best in team history. >>
CROWE'S NEST
Thanks to his insightful and pragmatic mother, Leon Wood always enjoyed a deferential relationship with referees. >>
LAKERS FYI
After a fallow stretch, assistant coach Kurt Rambis' system is producing the desired results again, particularly in the last two games. >>
NBA ROUNDUP
Portland wins at home, 109-108, as Roy makes a layup as time expires. >>
SAN ANTONIO 105, BOSTON 99
The NBA's defending champion Celtics have lost two in a row at home. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA
LeBron James is only 24 and the front-runner for this season's MVP award. But it's important to remember that the Kobe Bryant era is far from over. >>
LAKERS FYI
Streak-shooting Radmanovic hadn't been getting much playing time. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The teams ranked No. 1 to No. 30 with comments. >>
NBA COAST TO COAST
No, the Lakers' victory in Boston didn't lock up the NBA title. They won't even get a trophy for winning the season series. >>
PRO BASKETBALL / NBA RESULTS
The 7-foot forward scores 14 of his 44 points in overtime, lifting the Mavericks to a 115-114 victory over Chicago. Dallas' Jason Terry suffers a broken hand. >>
LAKERS FYI
Moving back to center because of Andrew Bynum's injury, the 7-foot All-Star produces 31 points and 14 rebounds in Lakers' victory over Knicks. >>
CLIPPERS 121, ATLANTA 97
Zach Randolph contributes 25 points and the Clippers win consecutive games for the first time since December. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The week's best quotes from around the league. >>
NBA LOOKING AHEAD
Cleveland is playing with a chip on its collective shoulder. >>
LAKERS / Q & A
Today's thoughts: Can Fisher keep up with quicker guards and is coaching in his future? >>
PRO BASKETBALL
Not-so-fresh off an epic win in Boston, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are preparing for their next major matchup, Sunday against LeBron James and the Cavaliers, who are 23-0 at home. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
LeBron James thought his teammate should have been named an All-Star reserve or at least as a replacement for Ray Allen. >>
NBA RESULTS
He scores 26 points in a 110-100 victory. >>
CLIPPERS 126, MEMPHIS 105
Zach Randolph leads the team with 35 points as the Clippers produce a team-record 16 three-point field goals in 126-105 win over host Memphis. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
One of the 10 rebounds given to him should have gone to teammate Ben Wallace. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
From the ashes of embarrassment, there arose the scowling face of rage. >>
LAKERS 110, BOSTON 109 (OT)
They get a little payback against the Celtics with a stirring overtime victory. >>
LAKERS FYI
'He was huge. He played strong, he played physical,' Kobe Bryant says of his teammate's performance in overtime victory over rival in Boston. >>
NBA REPORT
The two-time All-Star power forward will have season-ending shoulder surgery. >>
NBA RESULTS
Philadelphia center has 18 points and 20 rebounds in 99-94 victory. >>
MIAMI 119, CLIPPERS 95
He scores 32 points and has nine assists in a 119-95 victory over L.A., which gets 21 points from Zach Randolph in his return. >>
BILL DWYRE
The two players who put the Los Angeles Lakers on the map are honored at the Coliseum. >>
MARK HEISLER/ON THE NBA
Center is sidelined with a knee injury and the Celtics are looking for payback after being blown out in L.A. at Christmas. >>
LAKERS 115, TORONTO 107
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol combine for 67 points as L.A. rallies to defeat Raptors. >>
LAKERS FYI
They score 44 points in the paint in a 115-107 loss to the Lakers >>
WNBA
The WNBA icon who has a toddler daughter told teammates last year that this season would be her last. She says she won't come back in a year or two and ruled out coaching for now. >>
ORLANDO 125, CLIPPERS 96
Al Thornton scores 27 points for L.A., which is tied with Washington for the worst record in the NBA. >>
COMMENTARY
They go with Derek Fisher, Sasha Vujacic, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol -- as they did in Andrew Bynum's absence last season -- against Raptors with good results. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
Latest knee problem, a torn medial collateral ligament, is not considered career-threatening for the young Lakers center. >>
LAKERS FYI
The Raptors are up next, and Bryant has a high-scoring history against them. >>
WNBA
The three-time MVP of the WNBA and four-time Olympic gold medalist will announce Wednesday that this coming season will be her last. She has led the Sparks to two WNBA titles. >>
NBA RESULTS
He breaks mark held by Kobe Bryant as Cavaliers defeat Raptors to improve to 23-0 at home this season. >>
T.J. Simers
For starters, Kobe doesn't have a $25-million contract offer on the table. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
It's a panicky thought, that the center's knee injury just might have cost them a championship. >>
LAKERS 126, NEW YORK 117
Bryant sets a Madison Square Garden scoring record in 126-117 win over Knicks, hours after Lakers learn Andrew Bynum has a torn knee ligament and will miss an estimated 8-12 weeks. >>
Miami 119, Clippers 95
The Heat, which had similar problems last season, adds to L.A.'s woes by handing Dunleavy's crew another defeat. >>
NBA RESULTS
New Orleans' All-Star guard suffers a strained right groin, and his team squanders a 17-point lead after he leaves the game as Portland wins, 97-89. >>
NBA GAME OF THE DAY
The All-Star point guard suffers a dislocated shoulder in the third quarter of Orlando's 105-95 loss to Dallas. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The Lakers center has an MRI exam on his injured right knee today, but the doctor scheduled to review the results doesn't make it to New York by nightfall. >>
NBA ROUNDUP
Cleveland overcomes an eight-point deficit to start the fourth quarter to defeat Detroit, 90-80. LeBron James scores 33 points. >>
LAKERS 115, MEMPHIS 98
Center is said to have a sprain, but he will have an MRI on Sunday in New York. It's not the same knee he injured last season. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA
With games at New York and Boston this week, there will be no shortage of news, real or imagined. >>
LAKERS FYI
Pau Gasol will play center and Lamar Odom will start at power forward, a combination that helped team reach the NBA Finals. >>
NBA COAST TO COAST
The NBA voting process is now a world-wide popularity contest that may one day force the league to change the format to China versus World. >>
NBA
Mark Heisler's NBA rankings and comments: >>
PRO BASKETBALL / COMMENTARY
The young center's latest knee injury puts the focus on the veteran forward, who probably will be back in the starting lineup for as long as Bynum is sidelined, and will be expected to produce. >>
TOTALLY RANDOM
ESPN.com columnist Bill Simmons, who happens to be a Clippers season-ticket holder, is calling for Mike Dunleavy's firing. >>
WASHINGTON 106, CLIPPERS 94
Washington matches L.A. with its 10th victory. Mike Dunleavy bemoans 25 turnovers. >>
NBA LOOKING AHEAD
Beyond the usual subplots, this has major importance. >>
NBA GAME OF THE DAY
Tony Parker prevailed in a clash of All-Star point guards, scoring 25 points and stretching San Antonio's division lead over Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets in a 106-93 win Saturday night. >>
LAKERS / Q & A
Today's thoughts: Why is Lamar Odom here, why is Trevor Ariza not starting, and who's a true go-to guy when Kobe isn't available? >>
LAKERS 132, MINNESOTA 119
Young center has his fifth double-double in a row as he continues to put injury behind him. >>
LAKERS 108, CLIPPERS 97
Kobe Bryant gets his 16th career triple-double, collecting 18 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. >>
LAKERS FYI
Lakers forward is excited about making his second appearance. >>
CLEVELAND 112, CLIPPERS 95
Zydrunas Ilgauskas returns from injury to help LeBron James put away Los Angeles. >>
PRO BASKETBALL / COMMENTARY
They get another solid effort from Andrew Bynum, and some of the starters don't have to play big minutes before facing Memphis. >>
NBA RESULTS
Corey Maggette leads the way for Golden State >>
BOSTON 86, DETROIT 78
Detroit's Allen Iverson moves past Charles Barkley into 16th place on the NBA's career scoring list. >>
LAKERS
The Lakers forward sustained a concussion Tuesday against Charlotte. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
Center Andrew Bynum is not suspended for his hard foul Tuesday against Charlotte's Gerald Wallace. And forward Pau Gasol is named to the All-Star team. >>
CLIPPERS FYI
Heading out on a seven-game trip, L.A. hopes for a second wind with the return of some key players. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
L.A.'s big man is expected to be named to the Western Conference team after being voted in by NBA coaches, a source says. >>
NBA NOTES
After missing out last season, the Phoenix Suns center is named as a reserve for the West team. >>
NBA ROUNDUP
James makes only 10 of 27 shots and complains about officiating. >>
Chicago 95, Clippers 75
Baron Davis and Marcus Camby return, but Clippers are still routed by the Bulls. >>
LAKERS FYI
The NBA is reviewing the flagrant foul that landed Charlotte forward Gerald Wallace in the hospital to determine if any disciplinary action should be taken. >>
LAKERS
Kobe Bryant and company have few answers for another loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. >>
NBA RESULTS
Eddie House scores 28 points in 119-100 victory over slumping Sacramento. >>
NBA game of the day
Andre Iguodala makes a baseline jumper with 36 seconds left and Philadelphia defeats Houston, 95-93. >>
CHARLOTTE 117, LAKERS 110
Bryant scores 38, but he fouls out in the first overtime and Bobcats win their third in a row at Staples Center. >>
MARK HEISLER ON THE NBA
Larry Brown was back in town. Of course, when isn't he? >>
LAKERS FYI
Phil Jackson can't vote for one of his players, but he's behind his forward, who was on the team in 2006. >>
CLIPPERS FYI
The Clippers' and Bulls' prized rookies face off Wednesday night in a game-within-a-game duel. >>
NBA RESULTS
He scores 27 points in his return from broken wrist to help Orlando defeat Indiana, 135-111 >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The Clippers and the Bulls get a chance to compare losing skids. >>
NBA GAME OF THE DAY
Mo Williams scores a career-high 43 points and LeBron James records his 20th career triple-double in 117-110 win over Kings. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The backup point guard wasn't expected back until after the All-Star break because of a knee injury, but he was ready for Sunday's victory over San Antonio. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The Lakers play host Tuesday to the Charlotte Bobcats, a team they have lost to four of the last five games. After that is a six-game trip and 22 road games over the next 31. >>
PORTLAND 113, CLIPPERS 88
L.A. goes scoreless for first 3:18 of the fourth quarter and it leads to its downfall. >>
NBA RESULTS
The 36-year-old center, playing the second game of a back-to-back situation, scores 29 points as Phoenix wins, 103-87, to finish 3-3 on Eastern trip. >>
CLIPPERS FYI
He returns from a bout with flu, but several teammates are still sidelined because of various injuries. >>
NBA GAME OF THE DAY
The point guard has 27 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and seven steals as New Orleans beats Philadelphia, 101-86. It's his fifth triple-double this season. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA
San Antonio and the rest of the NBA now have to deal with the young Lakers center, who appears to be finding his way again after last season's major injury. >>
LAKERS FYI
The backup point guard plays, and plays well, in victory over Spurs, restoring L.A.'s second unit to full operating capacity. All 14 Lakers are now healthy. >>
LAKERS 99, SAN ANTONIO 85
Andrew Bynum outplays Tim Duncan in a resounding victory over the Spurs that creates a six-game gap between the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the Western Conference. >>
GOLDEN STATE 107, CLIPPERS 92
Veteran scores 20 points to help Warriors send L.A. to its seventh consecutive road defeat. Eric Gordon scores 21 for the Clippers. >>
NBA ROUNDUP
He makes all 12 of his shots and ties his career high with 28 points for Denver. >>
NBA REPORT
Milwaukee's leading scorer tore two ligaments in his left knee Saturday. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA
Never called a dynasty, San Antonio has won four titles in the last decade and shows little sign of falling apart. >>
LAKERS FYI
Veteran talks about accusations by the Clippers that he made an obscene gesture during their game Wednesday, and the coach addresses his future with the team. >>
NBA COAST TO COAST
Win over the Orlando Magic was vintage Celtics. >>
CLIPPERS FYI
Injured guard is impressed with the Clippers' effort after they start the game against the Thunder with nine players at their disposal and lose their starting point guard along the way. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
The reserve guard has returned to full strength after missing two games because of back spasms. If a little good-natured name calling comes with the territory, he can take it. >>
NBA RESULTS
James just misses a triple-double, totaling 33 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, as Cleveland ends trip with 102-97 victory at Utah. >>
NBA GAME OF THE DAY
Dwyane Wade scores 27 points as Miami wins, 103-97, its first victory over Orlando after 10 consecutive losses. >>
LAKERS / Q & A
Today's thoughts: Does the Lakers' center have too much 'emotional baby fat'? Is it time to panic? And what's the deal with Luke Walton's feet? >>
CLIPPERS 107, OKLAHOMA CITY 104
Kids come up big as rookie Gordon scores 41 points and Thornton adds 34 to outdo Thunder's Durant, who scores 46. >>
WNBA
The Sparks star talks for the first time about her pregnancy and coming back to play part of this season. >>
LAKERS
Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza and Sasha Vujacic spark the second-quarter run that turns the game into a laugher against Washington. >>
LAKERS FYI
After the next two games at Staples Center, they will play 22 of 31 on the road. >>
NBA ROUNDUP
Rockets lose another star in loss to Pacers, and LeBron James lifts Cavaliers at the buzzer. >>
NBA GAME OF THE DAY
Boris Diaw dominated Phoenix a month after being dealt by the Suns, scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead the surging Charlotte Bobcats to a 98-76 victory Friday night. >>
KURT STREETER
The young center continues to make a statement. >>
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